Abstract
On the 21st of May 2021, the directors of the Erasmus Medical Center, Erasmus University Rotterdam,
and the Delft University of Technology officially opened the Pandemic and Disaster Preparedness
Center (PDPC). The PDPC is a collaborative network that seeks to prepare Dutch society for future
pandemic and disasters, amongst others by initiating and facilitating innovative research into related
and relevant topics. Specifically, the PDPC focusses on four key themes, including their crossovers: i)
pandemic preparedness, ii) disaster preparedness, iii) societal preparedness, and iv) health systems
resilience. An earlier study has identified the key questions for the first three themes. In this current
report we zoom in on the fourth theme and identify the most pressing research gaps and remaining
knowledge questions about health systems resilience in relation to the Dutch health system. We would
like to thank our interviewees for participating in our study and are thankful for the financial support of
the PDPC which enabled this project.
Finally, we extend our gratitude to Linda Jansen, Jeannette de Boer, Valérie Eijrond, and Eline
Boezelman for helping us in organising the working conference on health systems resilience in Utrecht.
and the Delft University of Technology officially opened the Pandemic and Disaster Preparedness
Center (PDPC). The PDPC is a collaborative network that seeks to prepare Dutch society for future
pandemic and disasters, amongst others by initiating and facilitating innovative research into related
and relevant topics. Specifically, the PDPC focusses on four key themes, including their crossovers: i)
pandemic preparedness, ii) disaster preparedness, iii) societal preparedness, and iv) health systems
resilience. An earlier study has identified the key questions for the first three themes. In this current
report we zoom in on the fourth theme and identify the most pressing research gaps and remaining
knowledge questions about health systems resilience in relation to the Dutch health system. We would
like to thank our interviewees for participating in our study and are thankful for the financial support of
the PDPC which enabled this project.
Finally, we extend our gratitude to Linda Jansen, Jeannette de Boer, Valérie Eijrond, and Eline
Boezelman for helping us in organising the working conference on health systems resilience in Utrecht.
| Original language | English |
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| Publisher | Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management (ESHPM) |
| Number of pages | 52 |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2023 |
Bibliographical note
On the 21st of May 2021, the directors of the Erasmus Medical Center, Erasmus University Rotterdam,and the Delft University of Technology officially opened the Pandemic and Disaster Preparedness
Center (PDPC). The PDPC is a collaborative network that seeks to prepare Dutch society for future
pandemic and disasters, amongst others by initiating and facilitating innovative research into related
and relevant topics.